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Ten thousand torches lit the moat of the Tower of London to commemorate the centenary of the end of the World War One. Inaugurated with the “Last Post” sounded from one of the towers, the display entitled “Beyond the Deepening Shadow” will run for eight nights, leading up to the Armistice Day on November 11. Every day between 1700 GMT and 2100 GMT, the Tower moat will be gradually illuminated by individual torches lit by volunteers, many of whom have a family connection to the World War One. The Constable of the Tower of London, General Nicholas Houghton called it an “act of collective remembrance”